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October 10, 2007
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public Library held
in the Skokie Public Library Board Room, Wednesday, October 10, 2007.
CALL TO ORDER
John Graham, President, called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m.
Members present: John Graham, President; Diana Hunter, Vice President/President
Emerita (arrived at 7:48p.m.); Dayle Zelenka, Secretary; Susan Greer; Zelda Rich; Eva
Weiner; Dr. John M. Wozniak; and Carolyn A. Anthony, Director.
Staff present: Barbara A. Kozlowski, Associate Director for Public Services.
Visitors present: Roy Swenson, 8127 N. Kenton, Skokie, IL 60076; David Putrus, 5014
Elm Street, Skokie, IL 60077.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR AND CLOSED MEETINGS OF
SEPTEMBER 19,2007
Dr. Wozniak made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Rich, to approve the minutes of the
regular and closed meetings of September 19, 2007, subject to additions and/or
corrections. There being no additions or corrections, the minutes were approved and
placed on file.
CONSENT AGENDA (Financial Statements; Circulation Report; Library Use Statistics;
Report(s) from Department Head(s); Correspondence; Gift)
Mr. Zelenka made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Rich:
MOTION:
THAT THE SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SUBJECT TO AUDIT,
AND THAT THE FOLLOWING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS BE
PLACED ON FILE:
1. CIRCULATION REPORT
2. LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
3. REPORT(S) FROM DEPARTMENT HEAD(S)
4. CORRESPONDENCE: LETTER TO SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD AND STAFF FROM STAFF MEMBER JANE
HAGEDORN RE THANK YOU
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5. GIFT: $250. FROM JANE HAGEDORN FOR THE PURCHASE OF
BOOKS ON THE OCCASION OF HER 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF
WORKING AT SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The roll call vote for approval was unanimous.
BILLS
A motion was made by Dr. Wozniak seconded by Mrs. Greer:
MOTION:
THAT THE SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVE THE BILLS, SUBJECT TO AUDIT.
The roll call vote for approval was unanimous.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
USAGE----Circulation in September was down 5%, but there were some positive
indications. Adult print circulation was down less than 1%. Declining video figures
reflect in part the precipitous drop-off in circulation of the VHS format. For Juvenile
materials, circulation ofDVD formats was up as follows: Feature film 8%; Non-fiction
3 7% and Preschool 23%. Adult DVD use is still down 8-9%. It may be time to think of
dropping the $1.00 per circulation fee on Adult feature films. The Gate Count shows a
decline of 13.5%, but the gate at one entrance was not functioning correctly for a week
and was repaired near the end of the month. Reciprocal borrowing has declined 13% for
the month and 10% for the year-to-date, at least in part due to the loan restrictions on A V
for those borrowers.
JANE HAGEDORN----Reference Librarian Jane Hagedorn celebrated 40 years working
with the Skokie Public Library on September 26. Adult Services put on a party and staff
from throughout the Library came to recognize Jane and to thank her for being such a
mentor. Jane has really set the standard for Reference service and is relied on for her
work with government documents. Jane asked to tum her 40 year service gift back to the
Library for purchase of Adult non-fiction titles. She is truly deserving of exceptional
recognition.
The Board thanked Jane Hagedorn for the generosity of her gift and for 40 years of
excellent service. The Board sends Jane their unanimous expression of appreciation.
CARD REGISTRATION----Staffhad a library card sign-up campaign in September that
resulted in 407 new registrations, comparable to 2005, but less than September 2006
which was a banner campaign. Nevertheless, the Library had some great community
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involvement in the effort. Centre East offered Skokie residents who showed their library
card a 10% discount during the month. Highland School had their own campaign and got
40 children to sign up for cards. They made a colorful bulletin board in the school library
featuring the names of the children who signed up for a Skokie Library card. Staff
continue to give children who sign up for their first card a crayon shaped savings bank,
sponsored by North Shore Community Bank.
I-PLAN----Mrs. Anthony participated in the Community Advisory Board for the Skokie
Health Department's preparation of a new plan for health services for the five year period
from 2007-2012. Priorities are in the areas of access to health care, heart, cancer and
accident prevention. Also cited was the importance of information about healthy lifestyle
habits. The Library will look for ways to support these health priorities in library
programming and information resources.
PEACE PANEL PARTICIPATION----Mrs. Anthony spoke as a member of a panel on
Creating Peace, Harmony and Trust in this Changing World in Naperville September 18.
The panel was moderated by Jerome McDonnell, host of World View on National Public
Radio. It was organized by the local Indian community which assisted with the peace
programs held here at the Skokie Public Library in the fall of2005 and 2006. Members of
the Skokie Indian community helped in the planning of the Naperville events and
attended the panel presentation.
STATE BUDGET HEARING----Mrs. Anthony gave testimony about the value and
potential loss of the proposed increase in the Per Capita Grant allotment at the State
budget hearing in Northbrook September 25. Mrs. Anthony also publicly thanked
Representatives Lou Lang and Beth Coulsen for their sponsorship of funding for Illinois
Clicks and Health-e illinois. The House voted yesterday to override the Governor's veto
of the budget measures approved by the illinois legislature. Mrs. Anthony wrote to both
Representatives again to thank them for their vote and to Senator Jeff Schoenberg,
encouraging the Senate to take similar action. Mrs. Anthony also apprised the legislators
of the need to resolve the issue about the homeowner tax deduction so that the Cook
County tax bills may be mailed.
ILA CONFERENCE----Eight staff members and Mrs. Anthony will attend at least part of
the illinois Library Association conference in Springfield. Mrs. Anthony is currently
serving on the committee that is revising the state standards "Serving Our Public" and she
is also on the Fundraising Committee for the ILA Foundation.
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HEALTH SCREENING----NSLS will hold the third annual health screening for Library
staff at the Library October 9. Blood tests for cholesterol levels, homocysteine, cardio Creactive protein, thyroid and prostate are offered free to health plan members and for a
fee for others. Flu shots will also be available. Active promotion of screening is one of
the ways the NSLS health plan tries to identify health problems early for improved
treatment and cost containment.
PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION----Mrs. Anthony will attend the fall meeting of the
Public Library Association Executive Committee October 19-20 in Chicago as she is the
Coordinator of the Issues and Concerns Cluster of PLA committees. Mrs. Anthony will
also attend the meeting of the ALA Task Force on Support Staff Certification as she is
the PLA representative to that group. That meeting is November 2-3 in Chicago.
VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON----Invitations will be sent soon for the annual Library
Volunteer Luncheon, to be held Sunday, November 4. Save the date and watch for news!
DIGITIZATION GRANT----Staffleamed that the Library's request for a digitization
grant on the World War II generation was not approved by the State. The intent is to
continue with the project, although at a slower pace, with input from Patti Witry of the
Skokie Historical Society.
LOAN FROM THE VILLAGE
Cook County property tax bills were due to be mailed August 1, but still have not been
sent or even scheduled for mailing at this time. The Board will need to approve a request
of a loan from the Village for up to $2,000,000. to cover payroll for November 16, 30 and
possibly December 14 as well as payment of$1,100,000. due on the Library's bonded
indebtedness November 30. Each payroll requires nearly $200,000. and some monies will
be needed in November and December for bills that cannot be postponed.
Mrs. Anthony has spoken with both Village Manager Al Rigoni and Village Finance
Officer Robert Nowak so they are aware that this request may be coming from the
Library. The loan requires an ordinance which would be introduced at the Village Board
meeting October 15 and acted on by the Village Board November 5.
Each draw would be made in writing, asking only for what is needed to meet payroll and
other urgent bills at that time. The entire amount would not be drawn unless needed.
Loan draws as scheduled would take the Library to December 26 by which time the
Library should be receiving revenues if tax bills are mailed before the end ofNovember.
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The Tribune noted that Cook County's mailing of the 2004levy (in 2005) on October 15
was the latest the property taxes had been mailed in 20 years.
While one cannot know when Cook County will send the tax bills, the longer it takes, the
more taxing bodies will be in exigent circumstances. Many also face scheduled debt
paYJ.'iients of December 1. Once the Library begins to receive tax revenues, it will begin
repayment to the Village in order to minimize any interest due.
Mrs. Anthony requested Board approval of up to $2,000,000. in loan from the Village.
A motion made by Dr. Wozniak, seconded by Mrs. Rich:
MOTION:
THAT THE SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REQUEST A SHORT-TERM LOAN OF UP TO $2,000,000. FROM
THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE.
A roll call vote for approval was unanimous.
PURCHASE OF PUBLIC COMPUTERS
Mrs. Anthony said that Board approval is sought for the purchase of 7 5 desktop
computers, to be taken from the Library's 2007-2008 technology budget line.
Mark Kadzie, Network Manager, investigated offerings from a number of vendors\
and recommends the purchase of75 Optiplex 755 Small Form Factor machines
from Dell Computers for a total of$71,885.002 •
These computers will replace the following, aging, Library computers3 :
Number of
computers
Model
Date majority of computers
were purchased
39
GX260
7/1/2002
24
GX270
9/17/2003
10
GX150
4/9/2002
(Two spare computers will round out the 75 machines)
1. A comparison of vendor offerings follows.
2. In order to qualify for this pricing, the purchase order must be placed by October
31. An order placed on the last day in October will not be invoiced until mid to late
November (after the entire order has shipped), and payment will not be due until
mid to late December.
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3. A detailed breakdown of machines to be replaced follows.
Purchasing Specifications:
The computers considered must meet the following minimum requirements:
•
Duo-core processor
•
2GBRAM
•
Video card with at least 256MB of video RAM
•
17" LCD
Since space is an issue, especially in the computer labs and the YS homework area,
the computer's physical size must come in "small form factor" (approximately
13xl3x4) model or smaller. If not an ali-in-one model, where the entire machine is
either housed in the keyboard or LCD, an option to mount the machine to the back
of the LCD is desirable.
Comparison of vendor offerings:
Vendor
Price/Unit
Notes
Received evaluation unit. Small
Form Factor; Ultra Small Form
factor available.
Dell
$923
Convenient USB ports located on
side of LCD. Inconvenient audio
jack. Best price
Gateway
$1,608
Ali-in-one unit. Most expensive.
Received evaluation unit.
Hp
$1,090
Inconvenient USB ports and audio
jack. Small Form Factor.
Lenovo ( formerly
IBM)
-----
No small footprint model available
Ali-in-one unit that is very
MPC
$1,532
compact. Integrated speaker an
issue for public computers.
Expensive.
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Library computers to be replaced:
Number of
Location and/or
computers
Model
function
GX260
15
Adult Lab
GX260
12
Youth Lab
GX260
06
Youth Homework
GX260
06
Business Reference
Internet (1st and 2nd
GX270
08
04
GX270
GX270
12
GX150
10
floors)
Express Internet
Research (1st and 2nd
floors)
Circulation check-in/out
A motion was made by Mrs. Rich seconded by Mrs. Greer:
MOTION:
THAT THE SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 75 DELL COMPUTERS FOR
$71,855.00. PURCHASE ORDER TO BE EXECUTED ON
10/31/07.
The roll call vote for approval was unanimous.
10 THINGS@ SPL
Mrs. Anthony stated that the Library has initiated a self-guided learning program for
Library staff that will be in effect throughout October and November, cuhninating in
activities and presentations at Staff Day, December 14. The Charlotte/Mecklenburg
County Public Library was the first to initiate such training and a few others have tried it.
Skokie Public Library's program was prepared by a staff team led by Jennifer PhillipsBacher and Ruth Sinker.
Staff who do not feel ready to tackle the 10 Things may opt for more of an introduction to
the Internet and to computer use. Interested Board members are welcome to participate.
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Mrs Hunter entered the meeting at 7:48p.m.
LIBRARY PRODUCTION STUDIO CHANNEL 24
The October 2007 Cable Guide was noted.
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mr. Zelenka said that CARLI (academic libraries) went out forbid on their delivery
service. A for-profit company came in with a better price than the Library system. This
may be something to watch.
The NSLS: Skokie Public Library 2007 Annual Report Card was noted.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Mrs. Hunter read a note she received in her mailbox from a neighbor who used the
Library and said what a wonderful place it is and that it looks terrific.
Mrs. Rich commented on the article she read in American Libraries, Printing in the
Library by Andrew Pace.
COMMENTS FROM VISITORS
Mr. Putrus said he is the branch manager for First Bank and Trust on Skokie Boulevard
(formerly Bank of Lincolnwood). He announced they have a community room available
that can be booked by the public from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. with 24 hours notice. The room seats
between 12 and 20 comfortably.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:03p.m. a motion was made by Mrs. Rich, seconded by Dr. Wozniak to adjourn the
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